Esther 9:1
Esther · Old Testament · Chapter 9
“Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king’s commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)”Esther 9:1
What Does Esther 9:1 Mean?
Esther 9:1 is found in the book of Esther, chapter 9, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to Esther 9:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Esther 3:13“And the letters were sent by posts into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.”Esther 8:12“Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.”Philippians 1:12“But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;”Psalms 30:11“Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;”Revelation 11:18“And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.”Genesis 49:28“All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.”2 Samuel 22:41“Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.”Esther 9:17“On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.”Isaiah 14:1“For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.”Isaiah 60:14“The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.”Deuteronomy 32:36“For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.”Ezra 6:15“And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.”Esther 3:7“In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.”Esther 8:6“For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?”Esther 9:18“But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.”Acts 12:11“And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the LORD hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.”Proverbs 11:11“By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.”
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